Tag Archives: First World War Centenary

Royal Navy Museum marks centenary of WRNS

Posted on January 31, 2017 by DH

The National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, is marking the centenary of the formation of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) with an exhibition entitled Pioneers to Professionals. Women and the Royal Navy. On show within the Portsmouth Historic … Continue reading →

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Exhibition focuses on WW1 in Italy

Posted on October 20, 2016 by DH

London’s Estorick Collection will reopen in January 2017, after a five-month refurbishment, with an exhibition entitled War in the Sunshine, revealing the little-known role of British forces in Italy during the First World War. Among the items on show are paintings … Continue reading →

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British WW1 women appear on Serbian stamps

Posted on December 13, 2015 by DH

Six British women who took on humanitarian roles in Serbia during the First World War are to be honoured on the Balkan country’s stamps. Scots Evelina Haverfield, Dr Elsie Inglis, Dr Elizabeth Ross, Dr Katherine MacPhail and Dr Elmslie Hutton … Continue reading →

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UK government unveils Battle of Jutland centenary plans

Posted on November 13, 2015 by DH

Warships from Britain and Germany will lay wreaths in the North Sea to mark the commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 2016. Fought off the Danish coast, the battle was one of a relatively … Continue reading →

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Events mark sinking of tragic Navy warship

Posted on September 30, 2015 by DH

A series of events is planned to mark the hundredth anniversary of one of the lesser-known naval disasters of the First World War. HMS Natal capsized in the Cromarty Firth in the Highlands on 30 December 1915, minutes after an … Continue reading →

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Restored First World War ship on show at Portsmouth Dockyard

Posted on September 3, 2015 by DH

The First World War monitor HMS M33 is the latest addition to the collection of warships on display at Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard. Restored at a cost of £2.5m, largely paid for by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the vessel saw service … Continue reading →

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British artillerymen at Gallipoli, 1915

Posted on May 8, 2015 by DH

Two 60-pounder (5-inch) guns of 90th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) prepare for action at Cape Helles, Gallipoli. The gun in the foreground features rudimentary camouflage on its barrel and identification numbers on its carriage. The battery would later … Continue reading →

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Lost VC goes on show in Brighton

Posted on April 14, 2015 by DH

A ‘mislaid’ Victoria Cross has gone on show at the Brighton Museum in Sussex. The medal was awarded posthumously to 42-year-old Major George Godfrey Massy Wheeler of the 7th (Hariana ) Lancers. It was found by museum staff who were searching … Continue reading →

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Events announced for Gallipoli commemorations

Posted on March 12, 2015 by DH

The 100-year anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign will be one of the key centenaries marked by the UK as part of its First World War commemorations. More than 550,000 Allied troops took part in the campaign and events to mark the conflict will be … Continue reading →

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A female RFC driver of the First World War

Posted on March 11, 2015 by DH

A female driver of the Royal Flying Corps aboard a motorcycle and sidecar, possibly in early 1918. The Women’s Rotal Air Force (WRAF) was formed in April 1918 and by the end of the First World War there were more than … Continue reading →

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